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#NPWeek: WSU Nurse Practitioner Program

Although we have two Nurse Practitioner program tracks, we have faculty who are Family, Psychiatric Mental Health, Women’s Health, Pediatric, and Acute Care NPs as well as Midwives who are […]

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#NPWeek Faculty Feature: Linda Eddy

Linda Eddy is the Academic Director and Associate Dean for the College of Nursing on the Vancouver campus.  As a part of Nurse Practitioner Week 2022 Linda has shared some […]

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Grant Opportunities

WIN/SIGMA research grant, due 12/1/22, $10,000https://www.winursing.org/grants-awards/sigma-western-institute-of-nursing-research-grant/  WSU New Faculty Seed Grant, NOI due 12/2/22, $25,000The 2023 application cycle begins November 1. A Notice of Intent is required and must be […]

Home sensors can detect opioid withdrawal signs at night

Some smart home technology could help curb opioid overdose. A Washington State University pilot study showed that a set of noninvasive home sensors could provide accurate information about overnight restlessness […]

The Power of Nursing

“The Power Of Nursing”Jennifer Mensik Kennedy Presented by incoming president of the American Nurses Association and proud 1999 graduate of WSU College of Nursing, Jennifer Mensik Kennedy on September 30, 2022.

Education Scholars Program (ESP)

The Collaboration for Interprofessional Health Education Research & Scholarship (CIPHERS) initiative is thrilled to announce the launch of its inaugural Education Scholars Program (ESP), a longitudinal faculty development program aimed at […]

WSU College of Nursing ranks in top ten for NIH Funding

Washington State University’s College of Nursing is now among the top ten nursing schools nationwide for funding received from the National Institutes for Health (NIH), according to Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research, an organization that tracks and compiles NIH grant funding data across a wide range of health sciences disciplines.

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Rural suicide a focus of WSU research, outreach

The suicide rate in rural America is higher than in urban America. #WSU is working on new approaches to address the issue. Janessa Graves, an associate professor at the College […]

How the Pacific Northwest is combating heat and smoke

“If you have built your infrastructure dependent on electricity, and there’s a power outage during more extreme events, you kind of set yourself up for a catastrophic event,” said Claire […]

Eye test could help screen children for autism

WSU faculty Dr. Georgina Lynch and Dr. Stephen James PhD have developed an eye test to help screen children for autism. Measuring how the eyes’ pupils change in response to […]